Where does “muistipiiri” come from?
muistipiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish muisti, from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.
muistipiiri (Finnish): memory circuit, semiconductor memory
Definitions
- memory circuit, semiconductor memory
Ancestry of “muistipiiri”, step by step
muistipiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muisti | memory; Third-person singular past form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | muistaa | to remember, recall, recollect; Third-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | muistadak | to understand |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | muja- | to touch, feel |
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |